APG Discovery Center sponsors “Outbreak” Exhibit at Perryville Libary
APG Discovery Center is sponsoring a Smithsonian exhibit called "Outbreak," which explores the threats of epidemics in a connected world. The exhibit is available for public viewing now through February 15 at Perryville Library, 500 Coudon Blvd., Perryville, MD. Contact…
The Sgt. Henry Gunther 100th Anniversary Commemoration
The German Society of Maryland in cooperation with the Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery of Baltimore, will honor the memory of Sgt. Henry Gunther on the 100th Anniversary of his death. Sgt. Gunther was highly decorated for exceptional bravery and heroic…
WWI Centennial Armistice Day Concert & The Tolling of the Bell
The pubic is invited to an ARMISTICE DAY BRASS CONCERT & TOLLING OF THE BELL at Epiphany Chapel & Church House, the only WWI Chapel in the United States. The John Babcock Carrollton Brass will perform WWI tunes, featuring “Prelude…
Armistice Day Celebration
Mayor Catherine Pugh invites the community to participate in the commemoration of the 100th year Anniversary of the end of World War I.
Now that’s a big gun!
The High Altitude Research Project (HARP) was a joint project between the United States Department of Defense and Canada's Department of National Defence that started in 1961. The objective of the project was to figure out how to fire a…
Aberdeen’s AMTRAK/MARC Train Station, future home of the Preview Center, has interesting backstory
Photo Caption: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (LC-G612- 45195 [P&P;]) In 2019, the APG Discovery Center will open its Preview Center in the Aberdeen AMTRAK/MARC Train Station in Aberdeen. The Preview Center will feature several full-size exhibits, similar…
Did you know that the computer in your pocket or purse traces its roots to Aberdeen Proving Ground?
Did you know that in 1945 the world was introduced to the first ever electronic general purpose computer (the supercomputer of its day). It was a project jointly completed by the Ballistic Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) and…